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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2016-4302) ELSA-2016-1844: libarchive security update

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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2016-4302) ELSA-2016-1844: libarchive security update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
09/12/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
09/12/2016
Modified
05/07/2019

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the parse_codes function in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a RAR file with a zero-sized dictionary.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-bsdcpio
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-bsdtar
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-libarchive
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-libarchive-devel

References

  • ELSA-2016-1844
  • DLA-554-1
  • DSA-3657
  • CVE-2016-4302
  • USN-3033-1

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